ASHBURTON MEETING

Evening Post, Volume CX, Issue 70, 19 September 1930, Page 6

ASHBURTON MEETING

RACING SHOULD BE KEEN

BRIEF REVIEW Ol>' FIELDS

.; The spring racing season proper will be opened in the South Island to-morrow with-the. Ashburton County Racing Club's Spring Meeting,-.for which highly satisfactory acceptances have been received. Form is still more ov les9 undisclosed, but track work'indicates soino horses as possessing particularly bright prospects. :' • Thev.prograntme opens at 12.30 with the AKA.i?NUI..'HURDLES, of 110.soys; one mile ■;,,.':..',■.. ■ and a half. .'."•- :■"•.■ . st lb st lb Troilus ..... 10-13 Quarterdeck .. !) 0 Pangolin ;'.... 10 11 Gold Mint 9 0 Gala Day .... 10 t) Star Stranger Haze 0 12 11. 0 0 After Ten ...; 0 0 Dry Area".... 0 0 The-.action of the club in reintroducing a hurdle race after a lapse of five years is,justified by the.card for the Akaunui Hurdles. Troilus and Pangolin have been set against much better class during the winter than they have to meet here, and it is difficult to go past them in the search for the If anything beats them it may be one of the novices, Haze :or Quarterdeck, -who both promise to turn out successful fencers. . ■ LONGBEACH HACK. HANDICAP, of 100 soys; six furlongs. :,-■■;■ ' ' -.:-. . st lb st lb: On Top :;..... 9 0 Quinopal .... 7 6 Sapient';.... 8 11 Painkiller -.'.". 7.6 Monnt Boa ... S 5 Night Dew ... 7 0 Hurly Burly .. 8 1 Minerval .... 7 0 Valuator .... 7 11. .Palada, 7 0 Some-toff .... 7 11 Lambent 7 0 ■ Sloipner. -~. 710 - . : ■ Recent." track work points strongly ;to the chances of On Top, Painkiller, and Sapient in the Longbeach Hack Handicap. Their most serious rivals may bo Quinopal and Mount Boa, from further'south, both of-whom race well when fresh. The former is particularly well treated, as last autumn s .,he : beat Gay Crest (now in Sydney) vat level weights. On Top and Pr/nkiller make most appeal. i, SELMA TROT HANDICAP, of 105 soys; class ' 3.42; , ono mllo . and a half. Colorado! ..:.... scr- . ydsbhd Desert Bey' .... scr Real Girl 12 Doll Dance -..;.. scr Somerby 24. Flying Cloud .. scr Ayrmont Chimes . 36 Harvest Girl \.. scr Snowy Huon .... 36 Logan Fraser ... scr Achray 48 Pointal scr Nor'-wester .... 43 Stepfast ...*.;:. scr Llewellyn ...... 48 Those with best credentials off the end of the Selma Trot Handicap are Colorado, Desert Key, and Logan Fraser, and -of these the first-named, a three-year-old Wrack colt, is preferred. Behind the limit'there jsT Real Girl, who has plenty of early speed, and if the front-rankers are overtaken she ,may be the one to do it. ASHBURTON HANDICAP, of 150 soys; \ ■ one milo and a quarter. '' ''V '.: ' ''■ st lb st lb Black Mint .. 812 . Rascal S 4 Royal Gamo'.. 8 3 Malmsey .... 712 Starshooter .. 8 9 Discourse .... 7 5 In'the one-dividend Ashburton Handicap Starshooter is almost certain to be the public elect. His stab'.emate, Rascal, who races in a different interest, beat him at Kiccarton, but over one and a quarter miles he should turn the tables. The Ballinger pair, Black Mint and Eoyal Game, are always possibilities, but it is unlikely that either will be found ahead of Starshooter at the close. TEIAL PLATE, of 100 soys; flvo furlongs. '■ ■- ■•/■-. st 11) ' ' st! lb BayiQueen ... ' 8 10 Lord Argosy .. S 0 Bellbird .... S3O Nightcap ..:.. 8 0 Homecoming >. 8110 Koyal.Love"... S 0 ' Night Parade <v; 8 -10 Loclisloy. ...".'. :. S 0 Robin..Hood '.-. .5 10 Tray Bond . ,"'S 0 Sky Sfgu ..>..' g 10 Night Recital . S 0 Princess. ■. ~ . Palmary .... S 0 ,' Thurnham 8 10 Palada ......8 0 Appeal ..... 8 0 Mower ...... 7 0 Miss Tembaron 8 0 Invite 7 0 Standard- Roso 8 0 ' Aibig. field; is carded for the Trial Plate, ,and. the .issue^isj very open. Form last month would indicate Tray Bond, who should make a better showing than she did - .•.vihe OJago ( Hurit Meeting last week Best among the'remainder.may be. Bellbird, 'Bay yneen, and Royal Love. FAIRfrrELD HACK HANDICAP, of 100 soys; ... -.';.-■ ono mile. st lb "' st lb Desert. Song ..'9O Itapina 7 5 ■Audience 8 1 Night Effort . 7 0 Some Toff .... 713 Atone 7 0 Gustavo 712 Painting .... 7 0 Miss Bradbury 711 Tarquinius .. 7 0 Compris •..., 7 0 Jael 7 0 Rosy Mora ... 7 9 Best j recent performers among those listed for the Fairfield Hack Handicap are Desert Song and Compris, both of whom the 'Ashburton course will suit. Most dangerous among their opponents may be the improvers, Gustayp and Miss Bradbury. Compris is given preference because of his strong finishing run. FAREWELL HANDICAP; of 115 soys; . ■ . . ': ■ ' six furlongs. •.,'■■■•. st lb ' st lb Arrowmir ... 9 0 Flair .-.. :J .. " 8 The Raider •'■ ... 8 9 On Top ' 7 7 CountjCavouc .7 9 Don Jose .... 7 0 First Raid ... 7- 8, AiTOTvrair has form to produce superior to that, shown recently by anything else in the'Farewe.ll. Handicap, and he is robust enough. to carry the weight allotted him. The "Raider may need a little longer yet, but; J?irst ■ Raid is always a possibility. Flair is well but lacks racing. Perhaps the bes,t efforts will be returned by Arrowmir and First Raid. liAKAIA TROT HANDICAP, Of 105 soys; class 3.0; one mile and a quarter. ' Achray ....... scr jdsblid Audo Dillon .... scr Play Wave 12 Belle Lorimer .. scr Real Huon 12 Happy Lass .... scr Silver Sea ..... 12 Harvest Girl ... scr Danny Boy .... 24 Nor-'wester .... scr Donard 24 Pointal ....... scr Otalo Rosa ...... 24. Somerby scr Albina 48 •''. ydsbhd Millie do Oro ... 48 Arethusa ...... 12 Wrackler 192 Arethusa, New Zealand Sapling Stakes winner, 'Will be in warm demand in the Rakaia Trot Handicap, and she should justify the confidence placed in her. There is not,much of her, but she is all courage. Those who may press her hardest are Real Huon and Danny Boy.